Recalls Still coming in, Part 2

[PORKER]

1/21/2009 11:15:00 AM


U.S. Cattlemen Ask Congress & Obama Administration To Review COOL Final Rule



USCA (January 21, 2009) - On January 20, 2009 President Barack Obama's chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, issued a memo to the heads of executive departments and agencies of the U.S. government halting last minute rules and regulations issued by the Bush Administration. Within hours, the U.S. Cattlemen's Association (USCA) delivered a letter to U.S. Senators Tim Johnson (D-SD), Mike Enzi (R-WY) and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack seeking remedies to issues with the country of origin labeling (COOL) Final Rule.



The Obama Administration memorandum directs agency heads to withdraw all proposed or final regulations, with the exception of emergency situations or specific urgent circumstances, that have not been published in the Federal Register. The memorandum calls on agency heads to extend for 60 days the effective date of regulations that have already been published in the Federal Register but have not yet taken effect. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Final COOL Rule has been published in the Federal Register but will not be implemented until mid-March.



The following comments can be attributed to USCA President, Jon Wooster, San Lucas, California.



"The U.S. Cattlemen's Association is working very diligently with the Obama Administration and our supporters in Congress to seek revisions to the COOL Final Rule that will fulfill the intent of Congress. We believe improvements can be made that will strengthen the COOL program for consumers and cattle producers.



"On September 25, 2008 President Obama, who was then serving as a U.S. Senator, joined a bipartisan group of 31 Senators in a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer requesting that he revisit the agency's Interim Final Rule to ensure it would reflect Congressional intent and the will of the people.



"USCA remains deeply concerned that the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Final Rule, particularly with regard to the multiple countries label and the liberties taken to exempt certain processed food items, fails to faithfully implement the law. USCA is urging a full review of the Final Rule by the Obama Administration as well as Congressional intervention to obtain a rule-making process that fulfills the plain language of the law.



"It is clear that the Bush Administration, which has opposed COOL every step of the way, made a last ditch effort to implement a rule that fails to meet the expectations of Congress, consumers and producers. We believe the Final Rule should be extended to allow the Obama Administration and Congress an opportunity to revise the rule and uphold the law. The U.S. Cattlemen's Association was very pleased to see the January 20 directive from the White House supporting this request. USCA looks forward to working with the Obama Administration in a solution-oriented manner to resolve the remaining issues with country of origin labeling."

 

[Tex]

1/21/2009 11:15:00 AM


U.S. Cattlemen Ask Congress & Obama Administration To Review COOL Final Rule



USCA (January 21, 2009) - On January 20, 2009 President Barack Obama's chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, issued a memo to the heads of executive departments and agencies of the U.S. government halting last minute rules and regulations issued by the Bush Administration. Within hours, the U.S. Cattlemen's Association (USCA) delivered a letter to U.S. Senators Tim Johnson (D-SD), Mike Enzi (R-WY) and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack seeking remedies to issues with the country of origin labeling (COOL) Final Rule.



The Obama Administration memorandum directs agency heads to withdraw all proposed or final regulations, with the exception of emergency situations or specific urgent circumstances, that have not been published in the Federal Register. The memorandum calls on agency heads to extend for 60 days the effective date of regulations that have already been published in the Federal Register but have not yet taken effect. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Final COOL Rule has been published in the Federal Register but will not be implemented until mid-March.



The following comments can be attributed to USCA President, Jon Wooster, San Lucas, California.



"The U.S. Cattlemen's Association is working very diligently with the Obama Administration and our supporters in Congress to seek revisions to the COOL Final Rule that will fulfill the intent of Congress. We believe improvements can be made that will strengthen the COOL program for consumers and cattle producers.



"On September 25, 2008 President Obama, who was then serving as a U.S. Senator, joined a bipartisan group of 31 Senators in a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer requesting that he revisit the agency's Interim Final Rule to ensure it would reflect Congressional intent and the will of the people.



"USCA remains deeply concerned that the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Final Rule, particularly with regard to the multiple countries label and the liberties taken to exempt certain processed food items, fails to faithfully implement the law. USCA is urging a full review of the Final Rule by the Obama Administration as well as Congressional intervention to obtain a rule-making process that fulfills the plain language of the law.



"It is clear that the Bush Administration, which has opposed COOL every step of the way, made a last ditch effort to implement a rule that fails to meet the expectations of Congress, consumers and producers. We believe the Final Rule should be extended to allow the Obama Administration and Congress an opportunity to revise the rule and uphold the law. The U.S. Cattlemen's Association was very pleased to see the January 20 directive from the White House supporting this request. USCA looks forward to working with the Obama Administration in a solution-oriented manner to resolve the remaining issues with country of origin labeling."

"Intent" has been sold to the highest bidder by corrupt officials. They should be part of the colon cleanse I was talking about. One flush would get rid of a whole lot of problems.

 

[PORKER]

Maybe Tex we can get someone like Bart Stupak to raise hell.As My congressman he gets a lot of noise from me.

Meat Labeling

The freeze also halts an Agriculture Department rule that sets requirements for country-of-origin labeling on meat and other perishable food items. Opponents of the measure said the Bush rule would let meat produced in a domestic facility that also processes animals from abroad carry a multicountry designation, blurring the distinctions between U.S. and imported meats.

"The Emanuel memo would give USDA an opportunity to tighten up the COOL rule," said Matt Madia, a regulatory policy analyst for OMB Watch, a Washington-based government watchdog group.

I hope they work on processed foods and ingredients origins.

 

[Tex]

Maybe Tex we can get someone like Bart Stupak to raise hell.As My congressman he gets a lot of noise from me.

Someone needs to clean the cesspool in D.C. and restore the integrity of the people who are running the country. Bart has been very effective in the committee hearings I watched and cut through the b.s. that was thrown out in the hearings I watched. I wish some of those people in the hearings could have been held accountable for the economic distress they caused through their deceptions that were too long ignored.

There is at least one report I read that China did not allow carbon monoxide to be used as it was in deceiving customers who looked at the fish & packaging. I hope this kind of thinking spreads despite the lies the food industry has been spouting because of their greed. Greed should not be turned into a political decision. We have too many susceptible members of Congress.

 

[PORKER]

WASHINGTON — More than 125 products have been recalled in a salmonella-and-peanuts investigation that keeps getting bigger, federal health officials said Wednesday.

The list ranges from goodies like cookies and ice cream to energy bars. Even food for pooches may not be entirely safe, with a national company recalling some of its dog treats.

On Tuesday, PetSmart recalled seven kinds of its Grreat Choice dog biscuits. On Wednesday, the weight loss company NutriSystem issued a recall for peanut butter granola bars. And some Asian foods made with peanut sauces are starting to turn up on the recalls list.

To help consumers, the Food and Drug Administration has set up on its Web site a searchable database of recalled peanut products. "We expect (the) number to continue to increase," said Stephen Sundlof, head of the FDA's food safety program.

WE need a change!

 

[PORKER]

Peanut butter recalls and ingredients are everywhere.

Products including Trader Joe's celery with peanut butter packs and nutrition bars from Clif Bar, NutriSystem and Luna are among the 125-plus products recalled in a salmonella outbreak.

Cookie dough, candy and even dog treats have been affected as authorities attempt to track down what products contain the contaminated peanut butter and peanut paste.

Peanuts' heavy presence in snacks is creating a complicated federal investigation after an outbreak of salmonella typhimurium in 43 states. The bacteria have sickened at least 486 people, killing six, and have been linked to products manufactured by the Peanut Corporation of America in its Blakely, Georgia, plant.

Federal authorities expect more products to be recalled, although they could not estimate how many on Wednesday.

Consumers have been urged to throw out peanut butter products if they can't determine whether the food came from PCA. The Food and Drug Administration is maintaining an updated list of recalled products.

PCA doesn't directly supply to supermarkets, so peanut butter sold in jars is not expected to be affected. The American Peanut Council has a list of peanut products that are not affected by the recall.

The average American consumes more than six pounds of peanuts and peanut butter products each year, according to the National Peanut Board. Peanuts are a rich source of protein and are naturally cholesterol-free.

"Peanuts are an all-American food, specifically peanut butter," said Tara Gidus, a registered dietician and spokeswoman for the American Dietetic Association. "It is very widespread. You see it from ice creams to bars to all kinds of different cookies."

Products such as Famous Amos' peanut butter cookies, Wal-Mart's peanut butter fudge, Little Debbie sandwich crackers, Blanton's Peanut Butter Sticks, Meijer's peanut butter cup ice cream and Austin's cheese and peanut butter sandwich crackers have been recalled.

 

[PORKER]

The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has criticized US officials' response to the peanut butter salmonella outbreak, calling it 'woefully inadequate'.

It said that the relatively long shelf life of peanut products could leave the public at risk of illness unless the FDA acts "effectively to remove contaminated products from stores".

Kellogg's, for example, gives its Keebler and Famous Amos Cookies – both of which have been recalled – a shelf life of 240 days.

At present, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) can request companies to recall food products voluntarily if it suspects contamination, and provides recommendations to firms that initiate their own voluntary recalls.

The CSPI, however, has said that voluntary recalls do not go far enough to ensure food safety.

It said: "Without mandates for recall and few inspectors, the agency's ability to protect the public is minimal. This latest outbreak proves again that FDA is woefully inadequate to the task of protecting American consumers from unsafe food."

Thirteen days after the initial recall of King Nut brand peanut butter, and ten days after the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) announced a nationwide recall, the list of recalled – possibly contaminated – products continues to grow by the day, now at nearly 130.

FDA credibility

The CSPI said: "There is no credible voice communicating to the public and the industry what can be done to prevent further outbreaks."

The organization has also criticized what it called the "fragmented program at the FDA" saying that responsibilities of the commissioner are spread too thin, taking in food as well as drugs, medical devices and cosmetics. It has called for an approach which, with extra funding, "would bring the program elements together and put an expert in charge."

Industry responsibility has not materalized

These comments follow a teleconference with reporters on Wednesday in which the FDA's Stephen Sundlof put forward the view that the industry itself needs to take its share of responsibility for preventing outbreaks.

He said: "When this happens it represents a failure of…an individual within the industry of living up to what is expected of them both legally and from a moral standpoint."

"It is not the responsibility of the consumer to make sure that the product that they receive is a safe product. That is the responsibility of the food industry and with the oversight of the Food and Drug Administration."

So far there have been 486 cases of salmonella linked to the PCA plant in Georgia. Of these, 107 have been hospitalized, with the outbreak being held as the possible cause of six deaths. The most recent case reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was on January 8, but because it can take up to three weeks for new cases to be reported, more are expected.

 

[PORKER]

Peanut butter Fiasco Close to 500 that have been sick and 7 dead.

Health investigators got a big break when a physician from northern Minnesota reported a cluster of diarrheal illnesses at a nursing home. When clusters in other institutions occurred, state investigators confirmed it was Salmonella and gathered food invoices from the places and noticed that they had something in common: King Nut peanut butter from the Sysco food distributor based in Fargo.


At the nursing home where Mrs. Almer was staying, the state took samples of peanut butter from a container that had been in use there. What lab specialists found was the same strain of Salmonella alive in the outbreak. The discovery turned the attention of federal authorities to Peanut Corporation of America's processing plant in Blakely, Georgia. The plant has since been shut down and its 50 workers laid off. PCA has recalled more than 30 million pounds of peanut butter and peanut paste, much of it sold as ingredients for other foods.

According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, more than 180 items have been recalled across the nation because they might contain adulterated peanut butter or paste. Among the earlier products pulled were peanut butter snack crackers made by Kellogg Company under the Austin and Keebler brand names.

 

[PORKER]

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[PORKER]

FDA Inspection Report of PCA's Georgia Facility Details Lapses in Food Safety Protocols
January 28, 2009 by Carly Hart Consumers Following the Peanut Butter Recall Story Can View Report on FDA.Gov Website
PCA, the source of the national outbreak of salmonella typhimurium that has caused the death of at least eight individuals and sickened 500+ more, has now come under fire for alleged lFDA Inspection Report of PCA's Georgia Facility Details Lapses in Food Safety Protocols apses in food safety protocols in their Blakely, Georgia, plant. As Julia Bodeeb reported earlier today, PCA's internal tests for salmonella tested positive, yet they shipped the peanut products anyway after retesting and obtaining a negative result. The FDA has placed a copy of the inspection report for the Blakely, Georgia plant on the FDA.gov website for consumers to read. The six page long report details the findings of inspectors on various visits to the plant that occurred between January 9 and January 27. What follows is my own analysis of the highlights of the FDA's inspection report.

PCA failed to clean the peanut line after Salmonella Typhimurium was discovered in September 2008

On page 2 of the FDA's inspection report, the inspectors noted that Salmonella Typhimurium was found in peanut paste manufactured on September 26, 2008. However, despite the finding of Salmonella Typhimurium, the peanut line was not properly cleaned and "the firm continued to manufacture peanut paste in this system from 9/26/08 to the beginning of this inspection on 1/9/2009..." PCA failed to meet food product safety standards by opting not to properly clean or sanitize the peanut paste line for nearly four months after the salmonella was discovered.

PCA failed to keep adequate data regarding roasting temperatures, conveyor speeds

PCA's inspection report on page 3 also shows that inadequate records were kept with regard to temperatures in the firm's roasting. Roasting is a crucial step in killing microbacteria and, according to the FDA's report, PCA did not record its roaster's temperatures numerous times over the past several months, sometimes failing to record temperature data for weeks at a time. This lax record keeping would make it difficult to determine whether or not the roasting temperatures were high enough to kill bacteria and make the finished product safe for consumption.

The action came after federal officials discovered this month that the company, Peanut Corporation of America, knowingly shipped products contaminated with salmonella 12 times in 2007 and 2008, prompting a congresswoman to call yesterday for a criminal investigation by the Justice Department.

Michael Rogers of the FDA said the company violated good manufacturing practices by selling peanut products that had tested positive for salmonella bacteria in inspections commissioned by the firm. He said it turned over records of its inspections only after the FDA invoked special authority given to it by Congress in 2002 under laws to prevent bioterrorism.

But Rogers would not say whether the company would face sanctions. A Justice Department spokesman declined to comment on whether the agency is evaluating the matter.

A spokesman for Peanut Corporation of America, based in Lynchburg, Va., has said that the company complied with all requests by regulators from "Day One" of their investigation.

"We have been devastated by this, and we have been working around the clock with the FDA to ensure any potentially unsafe products are removed from the market immediately," the company's president, Stewart Parnell, said last night in a written statement. The company also said that its goal "over the past 33 years has always been to follow the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's good manufacturing practices in order to provide a safe product for consumers."


The company's plant in Blakely, Ga., produces peanut butter, paste, meal and granules that are used in products including ice cream, snack crackers and dog biscuits. Since early this month, when federal investigators traced the salmonella contamination to the plant, more than 400 products made with peanut butter or paste from the facility were recalled. That represented products made with peanut ingredients handled by the plant since July 1.

But yesterday's move expands the recall to all peanut products that came out of the Blakely plant since Jan. 1, 2007. Federal officials said they do not know how many consumer products will be affected.

"We don't have a good idea right now in terms of how much of that product is still out there; it may have largely been consumed," said Stephen Sundlof, director of FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.

Federal officials found four different strains of Salmonella enterica at the plant, raising questions about whether products besides peanut butter and paste may have been contaminated.

The outbreak of salmonella illness, which began in late summer and is ongoing, has been linked to eight deaths, including two in Virginia. In all, about 500 people in 43 states and Canada have become ill. About 22 percent were hospitalized, and about half of those affected are children.

Health officials said they will work with companies supplied by Peanut Corporation of America to continually update a recall list that is available on the FDA's Web site. The Web site details a long list of popular products that are affected, including candies, cookies, snack bars and snack mixes.


What about all of the peanut residue used in livestock feed?

 

[Anonymous]

FDA: Criminal probe begun in salmonella outbreakStory


ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- The Food and Drug Administration said Friday that a criminal investigation has begun into the Georgia plant linked to a salmonella outbreak.


The Peanut Corporation of America found salmonella in its plant in Blakely, Georgia, the FDA said.

Stephen Sundlof, director of the FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, told reporters that the agency's office of criminal investigation will work through the Department of Justice to develop a case and prosecute if necessary.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/01/30/georgia.peanuts/index.html?iref=newssearch

 

[hypocritexposer]

They should really put an end to the exports of these dangerous food products, like OT promotes of Chinese products.

 

[Anonymous]

They should really put an end to the exports of these dangerous food products, like OT promotes of Chinese products.

Yep-- and maybe things are changing...I can't remember a criminal investigation or prosecution on a case like this for years.....
FDA and USDA have been on an 8 year paid vacation- maybe they'll start earning their salaries again...

 

[PORKER]

The Food and Drug Administration said Friday it has asked the Justice Department to launch a criminal investigation into Virginia-based Peanut Corp. of America, which authorities say shipped products that initially tested positive for salmonella after retesting and getting a negative result. At least 529 people have been sickened as a result of the outbreak, and at least eight may have died because of it. More than 430 products have been recalled.

If they decide to press charges, prosecutors could use the 1938 Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act, which gave the government leeway to charge food manufacturers if they were responsible for contaminated food. The Supreme Court gave prosecutors more leverage in 1975 when it ruled they didn't have to prove the companies knew the food was contaminated.

 

[Mike]

I can't remember a criminal investigation or prosecution on a case like this for years.....

There was a criminal investigation of the E-Coli tainted spinach not long ago. Don't remember if anyone was convicted but nevertheless, a criminal investigation was launched.

The FDA has had hundreds of criminal investigations in the past dozen or so years. I see where one guy got 25 years for breaking an FDA regulation.

"Criminal Negligence" would be a hard charge to make stick.

US Launches Criminal Investigation Into E. Coli Outbreak
Contributed by William Angelos| 05 October, 2006 19:49 GMT



The FBI and FDA raided two Salinas Valley spinach growers to investigate whether criminally unsafe practices may have led to the recent outbreak of E. Coli. One person died from the bacterial infection, while nearly 200 others fell ill. The criminal investigations unit of the US Food and Drug Administration has teamed with the Federal Bureau of Investigations to determine whether any laws may have been broken in connection with the recent E. Coli outbreak linked to tainted spinach.
The agencies raided two California companies, Natural Selection Foods and Growers Express, looking for violations of food safety or environmental laws that may have led to the health crisis that killed at least one person and sickened about 200 others in 26 states.

Fresh bagged spinach products were recalled from grocery stores nationwide, and the leafy green all but disappeared from American dinner tables for a period of several weeks, while health officials attempted to trace the source of the bacterial contamination.

Officials are not suggesting that any deliberate action was taken to cause the outbreak.

However, they are looking for any signs of negligence or malpractice that may have contributed to the unsafe spinach making its way into the market.

 

[Anonymous]

I heard on TV that months ago the Canadian inpectors had turned down a load of peanuts from this company- that FDA then condemned because they were "filty, rotten and, tainted with foreign products"....
You'd think they would have went and checked out all the plants then--and not waited until people are sickened and dying....

 

[Mike]

I heard on TV that months ago the Canadian inpectors had turned down a load of peanuts from this company- that FDA then condemned because they were "filty, rotten and, tainted with foreign products"....
You'd think they would have went and checked out all the plants then--and not waited until people are sickened and dying....

Pretty hard to believe anything you say..........especially your "I heard on TV" garbage. :roll:

There is no way to check every food item at every plant.

The only way to solve the food "adulterated" fiasco is to go back to a "local" food supply. Then it doesn't have as far to go and can be traced much faster.

 

[Anonymous]

I heard on TV that months ago the Canadian inpectors had turned down a load of peanuts from this company- that FDA then condemned because they were "filty, rotten and, tainted with foreign products"....
You'd think they would have went and checked out all the plants then--and not waited until people are sickened and dying....

Pretty hard to believe anything you say..........especially your "I heard on TV" garbage. :roll:

There is no way to check every food item at every plant.

The only way to solve the food "adulterated" fiasco is to go back to a "local" food supply. Then it doesn't have as far to go and can be traced much faster.

That is what Lou Dobbs was reporting a couple of nights back....He's had a running battle with both the Bush FDA and USDA...
And its going to be hard to go back to a "local" food supply- and continue the Walmarting of America like we've seen the last few years.....

The below article could outline one of the major problems too....

outbreakSTAFF AND WIRE REPORTS
February 1, 2009
Authorities are investigating the possibility that the current nationwide salmonella outbreak that has sickened at least 530 people may be linked to an outbreak that infected more than 700 people two years ago.

A report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirms the source of the current Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak - responsible for one of the largest product recalls in U.S. history - is the Peanut Corporation of America's Blakely, Ga., processing plant.

While eight deaths have been linked to the outbreak, with 529 confirmed cases in the U.S. and one in Canada, the report notes the real number sickened could range in to many thousands. That's because, according to the CDC, only an estimated 3 percent of salmonella infections ever reach the stage of being laboratory-confirmed and reported to its surveillance systems.

Three other strains of salmonella were discovered at the Blakely plant during recent on-site inspections by federal investigators. However, on Jan. 22 the Minnesota Department of Agriculture confirmed a fifth strain - Salmonella Tennessee - had been found in a previously unopened container of King Nut peanut butter supplied by PCA. No cases have been confirmed of this strain sickening people in the current outbreak.

But the CDC report said the genetic fingerprint of the bacteria found in that container was "indistinguishable" from the strain in a 2006-07 outbreak sourced to ConAgra Foods, makers of Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter. That contamination sickened around 700 people.

ConAgra is not implicated in the current outbreak, but the CDC report notes PCA's Blakely plant is "approximately 70 miles" from the plant that two years ago was linked to the ConAgra contamination and that "a possible association between the two outbreaks warrants further investigation." "The relationship of the S. Tennessee finding to the current outbreak is being investigated further," it says.

One logical explanation could be the raw peanuts supplied to ConAgra before its salmonella contamination in late 2006-early 2007 came from the same farmer who supplied PCA during the current contamination, said Seattle attorney Bill Marler, who sued ConAgra on behalf of sickened people in 2007 and last month filed two suits on behalf of people sickened by PCA.

Meanwhile, The Atlanta-Journal Constitution reported PCA president Stewart Parnell serves on an industry advisory board that helps the U.S. Department of Agriculture set quality standards for peanuts.

The paper reported Parnell was first appointed to the USDA's Peanut Standards Board in 2005 and reappointed in October for a second term that runs until 2011. A spokeswoman for Parnell did not return a request for comment last night.

CDC REPORT: Among the findings

Epidemiologic and laboratory findings indicate peanut butter and peanut paste produced at the PCA Blakely, Ga., plant are the source of the salmonella outbreak.

Case studies to date show "no association with national brand jarred peanut butter sold in grocery stores."

Each year, about 40,000 laboratory-confirmed cases of salmonella infections are reported to the National Salmonella Surveillance System. S. Typhimurium is the most commonly reported.

Hospitalization and death rates in the current outbreak are typical for salmonella. This strain does not appear to be unusually virulent.

SOURCE: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report a

 

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[Mike]

OT dubiously wrote:

And its going to be hard to go back to a "local" food supply- and continue the Walmarting of America like we've seen the last few years.....

The "Walmarting" of America began in Arkansas during the days Hillary was on the "Board of Directors". :roll:

It has in the past few years been going the opposite direction:

Wal-Mart to slow growth in United States
Expects overall capital expenditure to be up 2-4 percent next year but sees growth in outlets moderating for its home market.
By Parija B. Kavilanz, CNNMoney.com staff writer
October 23 2006: 5:47 PM EDT


NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Wal-Mart's shares bounced higher Monday after the world's largest retailer addressed cannibalization concerns by announcing it was slowing growth in its home market.

Wal-Mart's stock rose more than 3 percent on the New York Stock Exchange in afternoon trading. The retailer's shares are up more than 5 percent so far this year.


At the same time, Wal-Mart (Charts) expects capital expenditure to be flat year over year in its key domestic market and will slow down expansion in the United States.

Mark Husson, an analyst with HSBC Securities, said Wall Street would likely welcome Wal-Mart's guidance.

"Wal-Mart is slowing down square footage growth and putting a greater focus on enhancing productivity of its existing stores in the U.S. instead of continuing to grow just for the sake of growth," Husson said.

Investors have fretted that Wal-Mart was being too aggressive with its expansion strategy in its already saturated home market, expressing concern that its new stores were starting to eat into sales at older stores.

Have you EVER told the Damn TRUTH????? :roll: :roll: